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maarten collignon: barbapoef

designer maarten collignon is exhibiting his 'barbapoef' project at the designer's fair,
which is part of the offsite program 'passagen' being held in conjunction with
imm cologne 2010.


barbapoef
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barbapoef is a series of stools which are influenced by the balloon.
a large balloon with air is pulled tightly over a wooden block, allowing air to go inside
and stays there. the wood contrasts the industrial rubber material of the balloon.
when you sit down, the bubble embraces the body. the seating experience can be changed
by increasing or decreasing the amount of air inside.


image © designboom


users can increase and decrease the amount of air inside the balloons depending on what kind of
seating experience they want
image © designboom


designer maarten collignon
portrait © designboom


maarten collignon demonstrating the barbapoef
image © designboom


pink barbapoef


illustrating the elasticity of the deflated balloon


a balloon is pulled tightly over a wooden block, allowing air to go inside and create the bulbous seat
image © designboom


collignon discussing his design with visitors
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barbapoef series
image © designboom


the balloons
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andrea db
01.21.10  
13
the most retarded thing i've ever seen
jonny page   01.21.10
I sat on it and it was surprisingly comfortable!
isabell   01.21.10
nice! look like funny characters
Ton   01.22.10
giant condoms on "wood"
therris   01.22.10
wunderbar her Collignon!
David   01.22.10
Great idea, & looks comfortable & ..would look classy maybe in black or black and gold. :) Good brain there! :) Congrats!
Skye-hook   01.23.10
looks really ugly
cr   01.23.10
cool idea, i'd like to see it once it is actually designed
Ahauris   01.24.10
no, no man! was not me! was the chair farting! i swear!
oggettivamente   01.24.10
like the material contrast
v   01.25.10
its shit! how can even someone publish it here
design academy student   01.25.10
i cant stop laughing...!!!
liaqat   01.26.10
Wow. Gotta love that butt-to-rubber close up they get. And then their like 'wait a minute....maybe this will look better if we put a cute girl on it instead.'
ash   01.28.10
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